They’re definitely on Santa’s naughty list

JoAnne Knight, who runs the San Francisco Gospel Mission for homeless people on Sixth Street, has surely seen plenty of disturbing sights along the notorious strip over the years. But what she saw this morning sent her over the edge.

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How can anybody hate him?

The old Hugo Hotel – that quirky, vacant building with furniture hanging out of the windows at Sixth and Howard – has long had evolving, colorful graffiti painted on the outside. Monday morning, new graffiti was up sporting huge letters reading “F— Santa Claus.” (But with all the letters in place.)

“Hundreds of children go up and down this street,” Knight said in a call to City Insider to see what could be done. “This is ridiculous.”

Her husband, Carl, took matters into his own hands and confronted the artists, who were still painting this morning. They agreed to change the lettering to “Fake Santa Claus” which was just fine with the Knights.